Can’t Win Me Back

“Don’t cross the line, Jasper Beckett!” Javier cried, slamming his hand on the desk.

“Business is business, Dad. Keep the personal things out of it. That’s what you’ve always taught us

Jasper languidly leaned into his chair, expression calm.

“You’re greedy, that’s what you are! Haven’t you had enough? What should have been Justin’s post

was given to you already, yet now you still want to aim for the board? Why don’t you just swap in

as President yourself?” Javier roared.

Jasper sneered, shooting his father a cold glare. “Haven’t you benefited more from me being in my

current position? Ever since I was young, you have set a price on every single thing I wanted to

attain.

“You know full well why I’m in the CEO’s chair today, so why act like the innocent victim here?

We’re the only ones in this room. Don’t you get tired of putting on this act?”

left

the company’s salvation from a serious crisis. It’s

up from his seat and

he left, he looked back and said, “Of course, you could

if you don’t mind things spiraling further out of

office, it felt like a great weight had been lifted from his chest. He closed the door

hadn’t had that much fun in

and feeling helpless in meeting his demands was so refreshing and welcoming. It felt like

he couldn’t have done

planned to push Sophia out from the board,

the family business.

the work intended. They not

keeping

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thanking her. Yet, disappointment and fury

what she had

he be

from their company.

vibrated. He glanced at the caller ID and

“What now?”